Post-Game Talk: Poor discipline and poor reffing is a bad combination

[Kerberos]

Nuge had 100 points and is useless. Kane is still a full step behind the play. Hyman looks 55 years old. Yamamoto couldn't score into an empty net.

Every single one of them has been pathetic. Haven't shown up for a single second of this series.

And yet we'd still be up 3-0 in this series without the NHL ensuring 2 Kings wins. Shows just how pathetic that embarrassing excuse of a talentless hockey team is.

 

[Oilhawks]

It’d be a shame to lose this series to an inferior opponent only to watch them get owned in the next series, again.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

I am blaming these f***ing cat avatars.

 

[Oilers333]

Its soo obvious. The Canadian dollar is worth less than 75 cents American. Bettman and the American owners hate the Canadian teams and that they have to deal with it. Their perfect world would be an all American league. They don't want Canadian teams to win, thats why none has won since the early 90's. They want big market American teams to go far and win to build the fan base in America. I can promise they are also doing whatever they can to try and get Mcdavid the superstar of the league out of Canada!

 

[RandomGuy79]

If we go out in the first round do we blow up the team? This team cannot win when it matters it seems like.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Lol ok man. Take a breather

I’m actually quite calm.
This team got hot at the end of the year and have lost their scoring touch/into a hot goalie. So their are playing dumb trying to figure it out.

There is always next year.

 

[BlackDogg]

Nobody will remember the officiating, just that it's the upset of the first round

 

[Zerotonine]

He's been fine. EDM just hasn't been able to finish combined with some atrocious reffing against them.

He has not been fine, he is maybe playing average at best while korpisalo is playing absolutely lights out....

 

[McMozesmadness]

Nurse is absolutely tragic and should never be defending in big moments. What the f*** was he doing on the winner

Defending nobody on that goal. Chasing ghosts. Absolutely lost

 

[mkatcherin00]

Have to agree.

Very poor officiating but a lack of Oiler discipline as well.

Nuge is a negative in this series so far.

Was he playing tonight?

 

[MoontoScott]

"Mature Game".

This team is way too undisciplined. It is a self immolation happening more than getting beat. Way, way, way too many passengers who are not helping and often hurting this team with their dumbness. Very fickle reffing doesn't help. But this is a very undiscipled team at time of year when it will absolutely kill you. Expending way too much energy on the PK.

Skinner was excellent tonight. Really too bad the team in front of him is largely MIA or in the penalty box.

The word "maturity" was raised here before the playoffs began.

Sure, refs look like they belong in the CFL but you have to rise above it. That slashing penalty shouldn't happen when you are dealing with a 10 year veteran hockey player in a critical situation.

Drai is a world class player but this is the second game where he has done something that a mature veteran can't do. Keep your emotions in check.

 

[Arthur Fonzarelli]

Even the most neutral observer has to see that the bias in the League is clear as daylight

Jets fan here, dropping in to read all the legitimate complaints about this bullshit league.

When the non partisan observer sees you getting f***ed, you know you're getting f***ed.

Worst officiating on the planet, driving fans from the game with every puck drop.

f*** the NHL. Bring back the WHA.

 

[dwonger]

"woody, what do you think about the reffing standard?"

His answer will be "umm Mmmmm....... Umm Mmmmm. Uhhhhhhh. Gotta stay out of the box. Umm Mmmm.. Ummmmmm"

Yep. If the Oilers don't call this out, either the players or the coach I'm not even going to bother watching game 4. I hope some Betting company sues the NHL.

 

[Vagabond]

At least with the WWE we all know it's supposed to be fake.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

It’d be a shame to lose this series to an inferior opponent only to watch them get owned in the next series, again.

If we are going to lose, Id rather go out in the 1st round so my playoff ticket money gets put towards next years season tickets....

If the Kings win you know they will go out in 4 or 5 to the Jets or Vegas and Korpisalo will revert to Columbus Korpisalo.

 

[WaitingForUser]

I don't think it was clear and apparently the war room didn't either.

Taking my Oilers fan glasses off I couldn't manage to see the stick touching the puck myself. Oh did I ever want to, but being honest with myself I didn't.

Why did it stop dead and change direction if it didn’t contact the stick though? It’s basic physics an object in motion will continue in motion unless influenced by another object.

 

[McDrailers]

If we go out in the first round do we blow up the team? This team cannot win when it matters it seems like.

You certainly find a way to move guys like Yamamoto. I’m not sure what he even brings to an NHL team? Guy is just brutal

 

[DrDrai]

Leon calling out the refs

 

[Oilhawks]

If we go out in the first round do we blow up the team? This team cannot win when it matters it seems like.

No dude. They’ll probably do what they were going to do in the off-season, but if Skinner is soft the rest of the series and the right side gets exposed still they will pay to upgrade it and pray they don’t match up with a league darling in the first round

 

[McJadeddog]

We haven’t gotten a single “bad call” or “good bounce” through 3 games. Reminds me of the Jets series the other year. Should likely be up 2-1 or even 3-0 right now with non-biased reffing. It’s a complete joke and I can’t see it changing

 

[Dumb Nuck]

So if he touches it with a high stick, then it hits the Oiler defenders back, does that nullify the high stick?

No, Oilers would have to get possession of the puck to nullify it.

 

[Cagey B]

We get screwed whenever we are playing one of Bettman's babies. Screw Job against Anaheim. Screw job now..... Bettman will do whatever he can to ensure the success of LA/ his southern Cal teams... and guess what.. in the very near future, one of his precious babies will be drafting Bedard.

Tell me this league isn't rigged. Worse Professional League in the world.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Well the other way to see it is that the Oilers are the antithesis of clutch.

Nah, they haven't have finish for sure, but these choice of calls and that game winner, they're fixing it. I think they want LA TV numbers

 

[OddManRush]

Draisaitl on reffing “not really sure what the standard is right now”

 

[Sra1974]

Nobody will remember the officiating, just that it's the upset of the first round

It’s not really that much of an upset if it happens. 5 point difference? Edmonton on an incredible heater at the end. It will be a disappointment its not like there was a twenty point gap here.